Tennessee
Education
Knoxville's Black Community Protests After Student Deaths
In the weeks following Anthony Thompson Jr.'s death, students, families, and others have taken to the streets to voice their outrage.
Teaching Profession
Teacher Salaries Are Increasing. See How Your State Compares
The National Education Association warns that some of the progress in teacher pay could be jeopardized by the pandemic.
Education
No Charges Against Officer in Tenn. School Shooting, District Attorney Announces
The shooting of a Knoxville student by a police officer was “justifiable” under Tennessee’s self-defense law, the district attorney said.
Education
Protesters Seeking Release of Police Video From Shooting in Tenn. School Arrested
Seven protesters demanding the release of police body camera video of a student's fatal shooting at a Tenn. high school have been arrested.
Education
Student Fires at Officers at Tennessee High School, Is Killed
A student was killed after opening fire on officers responding to a report of a possible gunman at a Tennessee school, authorities said.
Education
Former Governor Recruits Stuck-at-Home College Students to Combat K-12's 'COVID Slide'
Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced the Tennessee Tutoring Corps, which will recruit college students to tutor children in an effort to prevent learning loss after extended school closures.
Equity & Diversity
Briefly Stated
Briefly Stated: Stories You May Have Missed
Tennessee Voucher Law Ruled Unconstitutional; Gov. Shifts Strategies
School Choice & Charters
Court Bars Tennessee From Starting School Voucher Program
A court said legislators violated the state's constitution when they passed a law that targeted specific areas to be included in the program without local consent.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Tennessee
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Equity & Diversity
Secessions Exacerbate Segregation, Study Finds
Court-ordered school desegregation has been more successful in the South than in any other region of the country, but researchers have noted a new threat: the growing number of communities that are seceding from larger school districts to form their own.
Student Well-Being
Commentary
A Once Homeless Teen Earned $3 Million in Scholarship Offers. Here's What Made His Story Possible
Tupac Mosley overcame homelessness to graduate as valedictorian, writes Jonathan E. Collins, but there’s an overlooked part of his inspirational story: policy.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Tennessee
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Student Well-Being
After-School Programs Keep Learning Going With Student Data
Through a city-school partnership in Nashville, Tenn., after-school programs are using data to tailor lessons to students' learning needs.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Bridging the Gap in a Rural School District Through Personalized Learning
Sam Brooks, the personalized-learning supervisor in Putnam County, Tenn., shares his journey along with strategies for other educators. Putnam is a rural district that's using digital innovation to personalize learning and keep kids connected.